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Won the first ever Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.See more »

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Continuity: When Gelsomina leaves Zampanò, she has the solid-colored top on. When he finds her in town and gets her back, she climbs into the vehicle dressed like so and goes to sleep. When she gets up the next morning, she has the striped top on again.See more »

This is one of the most influential films of all time, it is the classical
example, where "less" is always "more". The story is deceivingly simple and
it feels at the beginning almost like a piece from "commedia del arte",
however the master touch of Fellini's heart and vision talk to us directly
through the canvas of Gesolmina's face (Giulietta Massina was his wife in
real life).
You don't need big words or a crafty developed script. This is like music,
speaks directly it does not need translation even most non-Italian speakers
find themselves more and more immersed in the visual aspects of this drama,
it seems in many aspects surreal (I'll develop this point later) and
distant
but at the same time there is an underlying tension brought up by the close
ups and the music revealing all those emotions much more close to our
hearts
than we are at first openly willing to admit.
This is cinema at its best ladies and gentlemen. No special effects, no
grandiose vistas, no colors, no extra help. The intimate nature of these
characters feelings talk and paint more pictures than anything else can
convey. Regarding the intimate relationship of Fellini and his movies there
are already many of his little "secrets or eccentricities" that he imposes
in all his films, they all have relevant hidden messages, such as the
"white
mysterious horse" and the haunting "trumpet melody" are just some of them.
Those interested in Fellini's oeuvre should have the pleasure to uncover
them with more of his viewing of what this all means, in same cases there
is
a definite reason in others he leaves it to your own devices and
interpretation.
He constantly teases us with contradictory emotions, sadness and laughter,
complicated and simple, logical and absurd, brutish and angelical. Finally
this film is like a great banquet, it seems to drag at he beginning and
makes you think that is going to be too long and then at the end it seems
too abrupt and you want it to continue, but most importantly leaves with us
a savor that will linger in our minds for a long time, those who are
sensitive to Fellini's vision will carry this for ever and hunger for more,
those indifferent will dismiss it as an extravagant little piece and may be
curios for another one. Once thing is for certain, nobody will ever forget
Gesolmina's face.

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